At the risk of sounding full of myself, I was confident that one of my two entries would make it to the final round, but having both of them accepted was quite unexpected. They are in astounding company and I wish James, Jonathan, and Robert the best of luck. No matter who wins, we all benefit—and I don’t just mean we four authors. Hopefully this award and the names attached to it will draw more attention to this thing of ours and encourage others to continue (or start) writing, designing, and illustrating classic role-playing game supplements that support the style of gaming we prefer.

Who's to Blame

Despite having never been a professional adventurer, Michael Curtis has nonetheless deciphered cryptic writings, handled ancient maps and texts, ridden both a camel and an elephant, fallen off a mountain, participated in a mystical rite, and discovered the resting places of lost treasures. He can be contacted at poleandrope @ gmaildotcom